The Science Fair



Harold enters the Possum Lake Science Fair, and Red tries to help out, which Harold doesn't want him to do.

Cast (in order of appearance):, , , , , , , , , ,

Segments: Adventures With Bill, The Possum Lodge Word Game, Handyman Corner, Red's Sage Advice, Red's Campfire Songs, Men Anonymous, The Experts

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DVD Commentary by Steve Smith
{from Stuffed and Mounted}

STEVE SMITH: All of us who work on the show like to be different. We don't think that's a liability. Uh, in the last scene of "The Science Fair", this episode, instead of having us just look all blown up with all black and hair everywhere and all that kinda stuff, we did just the one side. And it's– it's really my favorite thing about the whole episode, and you'll see why that happened when you watch it.

Segment Summary
Plot: After the guys at the Lodge drink Harold's bathtub science experiment, Harold tries multiple new experiments to enter the Possum Lake Science Fair. Red insists on helping at every turn, eventually producing a telescope made from car mirrors and an extremely large crystal radio set. Harold finally enters the Science Fair with a "frank and explicit look at the germination of soybeans", but an explosion brings things to an abrupt, smoky end.

Adventures With Bill: Bill tries out Olympic gymnastics.

The Possum Lodge Word Game: Mike tries to guess the word "Father", the prize being a weekend for two at the Solitaire Championships.

Handyman Corner: Red shows how to make a 90-degree angle cut using a table saw, as only he knows how... kind of.

Red's Sage Advice: Red explains why men never stop to ask for directions.

Red's Campfire Songs: Fat dogs and dog food.

Men Anonymous: Dalton does the laundry and is so amazed by his wife's reaction that he washes all of her wool sweaters.

The Experts: Hap claims to have invented basketball, that it originated out of being asked by the C.I.A. what he did for a living and he chose "sports inventor", never realizing (or actually does realize) that the game would catch on.

Famous People

 * James Naesmith, allegedly Hap's C.I.A. cover name, was indeed a Canadian who invented basketball.